This device, manufactured by [[w:Nokia|Nokia]], [[w:Philips|Philips]] and [[w:Sagem|Sagem]] in huge numbers for the German Pay-TV provider [[w:Premiere (pay television network)|Premiere]], is a [[w:DVB-C|DVB-C]] or [[w:DVB-S|DVB-S]] receiver. It features a 10Mbit Ethernet interface and a nifty graphics display, on which you can [http://hvkls.dyndns.org/downloads/documentation/README-log2lcd.html display your Linkstation logs]. The device is unique in that it runs a user upgradable version of [[w:Linux|Linux]].

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This device, manufactured by [[w:Nokia|Nokia]], [[w:Philips|Philips]] and [[w:Sagem|Sagem]] in huge numbers for the German Pay-TV provider [[w:Premiere (pay television network)|Premiere]], is a [[w:DVB-C|DVB-C]] or [[w:DVB-S|DVB-S]] receiver. It features a 10Mbit Ethernet interface and a nifty graphics display, on which you can [http://hvkls.dyndns.org/downloads/documentation/README-log2lcd.html display your Linkstation's logs]. The device is unique in that it runs a user upgradable version of [[w:Linux|Linux]].

LinkStations are popular among DBox hackers, since they can be used to record received media streams from a DBox. See the Linux-based Tuxbox project [http://wiki.tuxbox.org/ wiki.tuxbox.org] (German) for information about DBox hacking. This was once the main reason for people in Germany to buy a LinkStation.

LinkStations are popular among DBox hackers, since they can be used to record received media streams from a DBox. See the Linux-based Tuxbox project [http://wiki.tuxbox.org/ wiki.tuxbox.org] (German) for information about DBox hacking. This was once the main reason for people in Germany to buy a LinkStation.

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If you're interested in speeding up your Picture Viewer (Bildbetrachter), check out these [http://hvkls.dyndns.org/downloads/documentation/README-picserver.html installation or compilation instructions].

If you're interested in speeding up your Picture Viewer (Bildbetrachter), check out these [http://hvkls.dyndns.org/downloads/documentation/README-picserver.html installation or compilation instructions].

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Like working on the command line? [http://hvkls.dyndns.org/downloads/documentation/README-dbox2-recstat.html recstat] is for you.

LinkStations are popular among DBox hackers, since they can be used to record received media streams from a DBox. See the Linux-based Tuxbox project wiki.tuxbox.org (German) for information about DBox hacking. This was once the main reason for people in Germany to buy a LinkStation.